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Understanding transmission of traditional knowledge across north‐western South America: a cross‐cultural study in palms (Arecaceae)

2016-10-01

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The transmission of traditional knowledge (TK) depends largely on the ability of people to preserve and learn new knowledge. Different and opposing evidence about loss, persistence and generation of TK has been reported, but cross‐cultural comparisons are notably missing. We interviewed 2050 informants at 25 localities in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia, across three ecoregions (Amazon, Andes, Chocó) and three...

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Literature Corpus work: 9182fb3a-2455-5a9a-a6e7-f2466bbe245b
DOI: 10.1111/boj.12418

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